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Donald Trump: “Yes. No, I don't take responsibility at all because we were given a set of circumstances and we were given rules…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2020
Yes. No, I don't take responsibility at all because we were given a set of circumstances and we were given rules, regulations and specifications from a different time. It wasn't meant for this kind of an event with the kind of numbers that we're talking about.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Donald Trump states he does not take responsibility for the lag in testing during the coronavirus pandemic.

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